I'm Anson!
I'm currently...
- studying systems design engineering at Waterloo
- on our varsity rowing team as coxie
- building hardware for cheap clean energy
- raising Socratica, a collective of engineers, artists, ++ that work on / demo their passion projects
- making a feature length documentary on a cautiously pro-growth, resilient, pragmatic, optimistic, and bipartisan approach to climate change (a mouthful!)
I'm excited about
...
- the climate cinematic universe, electrification and resilience (history, energy policy, batteries, etc)
- the weird and silly
- cultivating the potential of people, throwing life-changing events, match-making, raising baby ideas
- engineering that makes your heart flutter
- telling the history of technology , theories of civilizational prosperity, institution design
If any of those resonate, please
reach out!
I'm always looking to befriend people who are as kind as they are ambitious, and as thoughtful as they are optimistic.
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Engineering
Two modes: resilient technical systems or prototyping tools that make you go "ooOOooo"
Hardware
Leaf Robot
2023
Solar A-Frame
2023
Ultrasound Attentuation Experiment
2024
Safety Sensor System
2022
Analog to Frequency PCB
2023
Sun Tracking Solar Panel
2023
Software
Levers for Progress
2024
Resonant Love
2024
Pricing Algorithm
2020
Application Portal
2021
Map Editor Prototype
2021
Matchmaking Scheme
2023
Gesture Prototype
2022
Three.js Workshop
2021
Sites++
2020-
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People
I am extremely opinionated about how to organize people well LOL. Building teams, setting culture, and finding ppls superpowers are super fun for me!!
Socratica
2021-
Interact Fellowship
2022-
Contrary
2021
Popshift
2021
MemePAC
2020
Social Diversity for Children
2017-2020
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Media
Apparently it's also the message? Blame McLuhan
FILM
Unstuck: The Documentary
A feature length documentary on industrial climate solutions that resonate with conservatives. Ongoing, but first time directing, producing, and editing my own large project! Basically a large research project documented on camera. Now know an abnormal amount about video codecs, permitting, and the ERCOT grid
FILM
Personal
Miscellaneous photos and shots from having my camera as an extension of my arm, in preparation for my documentary arc.
EDITING
Fuse: The Making of a New Machine
Documenting my team at Fuse, leading up to the firing of our pulsed-power driver.
EDITING
Notion: Tools & Craft Podcast
Researching, sourcing guests, and making materials for podcast.
EDITING
Legist: Demo Video
Motion graphics from hackathon demo video. Turned out to be the most liked project on Devpost in Hack The North history! Did this animation on time crunch
DESIGN, ART DIRECTION
Intro to Climate Tech
Slides from a workshop on climate tech! A breakdown of emissions, cool companies, how to get started
DESIGN, ART DIRECTION
Interact Yearbook
A little artifact for the class of S23. Anson try not to design with the color green challenge (impossible)
DESIGN, ILLUSTRATION
Posters & Print
Other fun posters, graphics, and titles from contract work/experiments
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Fun
What's life without a bit of whimsy!